LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS
AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. SHOWERS EASED
OFF AND THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY.

BESIDES, CHABA INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, CHABA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1060 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 2 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 01.10.2016